How about a Morningstar relay driver? I have not done this exact thing before.but similar things.
On Thu, Jul 20, 2023 at 4:05 PM jay via RE-wrenches < re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org> wrote: > HI All, > > I wanted to revisit this thread for one reason. > > If you turn off the inverter at the remote on/off with the AUX relay, then > starting the generator won’t have any impact as the inverter is off. > So someone will have to go and reset the AUX relay. > > Vs > > If you do a relay on the AC output, when you start the generator, it will > start charging, raising the battery volts, causing the AUX relay to close > AC output relay and you’ll have power in the house. > > Am I missing something? > > thanks > > jay > > > > > > > > > Here is the last email I think: > > Mac, > > > I think you've got an elegant solution to the problem. All you need is an > inexpensive relay and to program the Aux output for loadshed. I believe > shutting down the inverter with the remote on/off contacts is actually > less stressful on the inverter than opening a relay or contactor on the > load side. > > Kent Osterberg > Blue Mountain Solar > > > On 7/11/2023 5:19 PM, Mac Lewis via RE-wrenches wrote: > > Hello Wrenches, > > > I'm trying to solve an issue with an older Outback FX system. It's a quad > stack of Outback 3648 FX inverters and he has a couple of Fortress eVault > and an unreliable generator. The LBCO setting can't go high enough to cut > out before the eVaults cut out so he occasionally will have to direct > charge the eVault to get things running again. > > I'd like to use a 12V Aux relay logic to trip the primary inverter on/off > contacts before we go into battery shutdown so the solar has a chance to > recover the system. Pretty simple overall but I wanted to see if there > are any known ill effects of doing this with substantial load on the > system. Of course, I can use a power relay but this may be better. > > Thanks for your input! > > -- > > > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Redwood Alliance > > Pay optional member dues here: http://re-wrenches.org > > List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org > > Change listserver email address & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > There are two list archives for searching. When one doesn't work, try the > other: > https://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/ > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List rules & etiquette: > http://www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out or update participant bios: > http://www.members.re-wrenches.org > >
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